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Index Card A Day – #28

29 Friday Jun 2012

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Creative Imaginations, Dylusions, ICAD, ICAD2, Index Card A Day, Ranger, Twinkling H2O's

As promised, here’s M’s card:

She used simple Crayola watercolours but the way she picks and blends colours is amazing to me. I would never think of using the colours she mixes together and she loves it when she makes a new one! And they always seem to work – she’s got a good eye, that one!

I got a new stamp set that just had to be broken in so I started with another premade base – this one was clear gesso over the hexagon portion of the 12×12 Punchinella.

I knew the quote I was using so wanted a night sky and a moon. I painted the moon with two shades of Twinkling H2O’s then, because I didn’t have a dark or navy blue, painted teal over the card, followed by a deep purple and used tons of water to blend – the colour was perfect! I sprinkled some salt but it didn’t work for some reason so, whatever!

I didn’t like the moon, it needed something more and book paper seemed to do the trick – I love how the paint for the sky darkened the edges of the moon and how the paint from the moon lightened the area of the sky around it.

I stamped the sentiment directly on the card but it didn’t stand out so I took a tag from my Tuesday Techniques post, stamped on that, cut it out and it was perfect!

This card turned out even better than I had hoped! The texture from the gesso and the stencil is subtle and exactly what I wanted for this, and I love the gradient in the quote strips. Plus, the moon seems to be glowing – awesome!

It’s Canada Day weekend here and more importantly, Memorial Day in Newfoundland¹, so I’ll be away this weekend but still creating! Can’t wait to see what everyone else comes up with in the next few days!

S.

1. In the First World War, on July 1, 1916, approximately 90% of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment was lost at Beaumont-Hamel. The following day, only 68 of the original 780 men were available for roll call.

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Index Card A Day – #27

29 Friday Jun 2012

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I had a premade base for this – Flexible Molding Paste spread over the star portion of a 12×12 Punchinella stencil.

I started by blowing three different watercolours around with a straw. I wasn’t happy with the amount of tentacles spreading out and there was too much solid space so I covered the whole thing with my new, but old,  favourite product – Twinkling H2O’s! I really like how the colours blended together more and appear layered under a translucent teal cover.

For my quote, I used one that M and I say to each other all the time but in my ChitChat stickers there was no “stars” so I wrote it on the card. Blerg. Then I stamped the letters on one of my Martha Stewart kraft sticker labels, cut out each letter and stuck them down. Then I covered the word and letter stickers with matte multimedium which removed some of the teal paint around the stickers revealing more of the original colour – pretty cool!

I got lots of glare from the shimmer but it’s super sunny here (yay! and finally!) so that’s all I can do folks! 🙂

I really like how the stars appear to be part of the whole but still have lots of texture and dimension on their own:

M decided to jump in the game again so I’ll be back later with another card of mine and one of hers too!

S.

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Index Card A Day – #25 & #26

27 Wednesday Jun 2012

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Two index cards for you today…

The first one is super simple and uses a technique I’ve been meaning to play with but always seems to get put on the back burner. Amy Tangerine originally did it  with watercolours but I broke out my Twinkling H2O’s, of course!

I didn’t use gesso first so getting the paint to move proved to be a bit of a challenge but I really like how it turned out. Once that part was done, I didn’t want to cover it all up and so was a little stumped as to what to do next. I googled quotes and found this one which seemed perfect. I printed it out on Martha Stewart kraft stickers labels and adhered it, then inked the card edges and was done.

I finally got a picture of all the shimmer and shine that are in Twinkling H2O’s! Isn’t it amazing?

My second card got gessoed and heat set to make bubbles, then had all sorts of stuff thrown at it until some combination worked! There’s some stamping, some misting, and some Twinkling H2O’s. Add in the paper piecing and word stickers and we’re done!

I love how this finally turned out and am really glad I went back at the last second to paper piece the last top hat man.

Back tomorrow with another one! And there’s another post today so if you missed Tuesday Techniques, scroll down!

S.

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Tuesday Techniques – Stencils Part 4: Modeling Pastes

27 Wednesday Jun 2012

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We’re at the end of the stencil techniques and today is my favourite way to use stencils – with modeling pastes!

I love texture and dimension on my work, especially little pieces like tags. On a small surface, it’s hard to add lots of embellishments so extra texture adds interest without overwhelming the piece. Today, I’m going to show you some of the pastes and gels I use and the difference between letting them air dry or heat drying them.

First, here are the supplies I’ll be using:

Either a stiff card (like an old bank card or hotel key), a palette knife, Light Molding Paste, Flexible Modeling Paste, Coarse Texture Gel, Coarse Pumice Gel, and Clear Gesso.

First take whichever medium you want to use and spread it over the stencil. I like to go heavier in some areas and lighter in others for extra texture but it looks great all flat too.

I chose to work with the pastes from lightest to heaviest so light molding paste is up first:

I heat set the left side and let the right dry on its own. You can see that the left is puffy and a more even looking layer:

The second paste I tried was flexible modeling paste:

I again heat set the left and allowed the right to air dry, and again, the left is puffier and smoother:

Next up was Coarse Texture Gel:

It was really hard to get a good picture of this one, but the left side, which was heat set, went translucent and although it puffed up during heating, flatten when it cooled. The air dried right side is more opaque in colour and less shiny:

Finally for the pastes, I used Coarse Pumice Gel which is so thick it’s almost not spreadable:

It’s very cool though, and the difference between heat setting and air drying was minimal. The heat set left side was slightly lighter in appearance:

Finally, I used clear gesso, which is much runnier than black or white gesso, just to see what it did:

Once heat set, it puffed up but then, instead of falling flat, it fell down all wrinkly (kind of cool), while the air dried side was clear and rough:

Finally, I misted them all:

I found that the mist did soak into the air dried pastes more, whereas I noticed I could get more ink off the heat set side, almost like it was a resist. I didn’t do this with the Coarse Pumice Gel for two reasons: 1. It wasn’t dry, that stuff takes hours! and 2. I’ve tried it before and it always looks awful. I have been told that mixing colour in first works well though.

Speaking of mixing in colour, I’ve been trying to find a pigment to mix with pastes so they’re coloured without getting runny. Remember, the drier the better for stencils and clean designs! The best colour I had found so far was Golden Heavy Body Fluid Acrylics, and it was just ok for me, maybe I need more colours to experiment with. Today I tried my Perfect Pearls Powders – in a word, awesome!

All you have to do with any pigment is take some paste out and plop it on your craft sheet, then add (or sprinkle!) the pigment and use your palette knife or card to mix it up. Then smear it over the stencil like usual. My only complaint about the Perfect Pearls? Once mixed in they’re not shimmery! But the colours are great and because they’re a powder there’s nothing to liquify the paste.

For my finished tag, I used Flexible Modeling Paste which I air dried almost completely, then heated to get fine little bubbles on the surface – more texture! 🙂

And see that quote? I had the card done, then found that on a sticker sheet – perfect!

Love the texture…

If you have any questions – let me know. If you try out modeling paste in a project, link me up in the comments – you know I love to see them!

S.

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Tuesday Techniques….

26 Tuesday Jun 2012

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….will be super late today – sorry! 😦

S.

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Index Card A Day – #24

25 Monday Jun 2012

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ICAD, ICAD2, Lawn Fawn, Ranger, Studio Calico

(Note: This is my third ICAD post today, check here and here for the others!)

I started out with a completely different card base but then messed it up and wasn’t in the mood to try and fix it – so I pulled out a previously messed up card base and worked on that instead!

I had originally used Matte Multi Medium to adhere the book paper to the card and then misted over the top, wiping away most of the excess. It didn’t work with the idea I had in mind for that day so I put it aside. Luckily, it was perfect for this one!

I added Bronze and Interference Red Perfect Pearls Mists, then used my gold and silver Metallic Paint Dabbers to stamp the stars and create the moon. I outlined with a black pen, and used Tim Holtz Chitchat stickers, plus Lawn Fawn stamps for the sentiment.

I had thought to use a wood veneer airplane but when I opened the bag and saw the bicycle I laughed at the thought of an ET type of card – so I went with it! Even if no one else gets it, it makes me laugh!

Love the interest that book paper gives the background, and it always adds a great textural element as well – I’m glad I held onto this one and kept it out of the trash bin!

Hopefully, the mess I set aside earlier will come to a good end another day…

See you all tomorrow for another Tuesday Techniques: Stencil post – I’m breaking out the molding paste!

S.

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Index Card A Day – #23

25 Monday Jun 2012

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I don’t know if I’m going to be able to tell you about this one – it was a big hot mess and so I just kept layering!

Essentially, there’s a ton of paper towel on here, and a bit of book paper. Then some Coarse Texture Gel over a stencil and heated, which added to the hot mess, so Flexible Molding Paste and another stencil.

Add some Twinkling H2O’s, some Stardust pen, and a quote… I’m calling it done!

Because of the multitude of paper towel layers and the molding paste, there’s lots of dimension and texture to this one:

See you soon for the last one!

S.

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Index Card A Day – #22

25 Monday Jun 2012

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Archival Ink, Cosmo Cricket, Distress Markers, Dylusions, ICAD, ICAD2, Ranger, Stamper's Anonymous

I was a bit of a slacker over the weekend and didn’t blog my ICAD’s – oops! You’ll get an overload today! 🙂

This one is actually super simple – I wanted to play with my new stamps and the Distress Marker over gesso technique I used on the house card.

I slopped on some gesso and heat it so the gesso bubbled and popped – lots of fun texture!

I then stamped the circles from Around the Edge with Jet Black Archival Ink and coloured them with different Distress Markers. I used my finger to smear and lighten the markers, making some darker areas where I first laid down the ink.

I then distressed some word stickers and added them to finish it off.

I just have to say, the more I use Stamper’s Anonymous Stamps, the more I love them – the quality is amazing!

S.

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Index Card A Day – #21

22 Friday Jun 2012

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The first day of summer and I got my new Summer Distress Inks – perfect timing!

I used my ink blending tool to cover the card in the three colours and loved how the Salty Ocean and Picked Raspberry blended to make an amazing purple.  I went with that so the card turned out to be a deeper colour than I had originally intended.

I did my favourite spritz and flick with Biscotti Perfect Pearls Mist, then stamped some new Dylusions stamps, a sentiment and the birds with Archival Ink. I pressed Mowed Grass Distress on my craft sheet, misted with Biscotti, and used a paint brush to colour the leaves and sections of the circles.

I inked the wood veneer house and made it into a bird house and called it done!

I was going to stamp another sentiment but liked this one on it’s own once it was stamped. Those Around the Edge stamps are beautiful – love the numbers instead of text going through them.

I’m sure I’ll play with these inks some more tonight, try to go a little brighter – stop back tomorrow and see how it all turns out!

S.

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Things on Thursday (except it’s Friday…)

22 Friday Jun 2012

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… oh well, that’s just how it goes sometimes, right? 🙂

1. I just signed up for this. Love the idea of a cute finished sampler and for $10 it’s a steal! I believe this discounted price (regular cost is $20) expires today so jump on it if you want to join in!

2. Looking forward to this online class as well – Online Card Classes have the best instructors, videos, and samples so I know it’s going to be a good one!

3. I am still really, really loving Index Card A Day (ICAD). 21 days in and I’ve done a card everyday – no catchup needed….yet! I love just getting to play and try new things and I love the size of the canvas. If you haven’t played along you can start anytime, no pressure. And the Flickr group is full of inspiration and amazing cards. I have to say thanks to Tammy for all the work she does organizing this and keeping everyone motivated – she rocks!

P.S. You can see all my ICAD posts here and all my cards (and M’s cards) here.

4. Saw this quote on the Big Picture Classes homepage today and thought it was perfect for those friends of mine doing Project Life. Most of them are at the point of playing catchup and figuring out how to stay caught up during the summer. Here you go ladies! 😉

“The sooner you fall behind, the more time you’ll have to catch up.”   – Anonymous

5. Tim Holtz and Ranger just released the Summer Seasonal Distress Inks and I’m a happy camper! They are super bright and when you blend the Salty Ocean and Picked Raspberry together, they make the best purple ever! Check out my ICAD from yesterday to see…

6. I have another 2012 Yearlong Album Class this weekend and we’ll being doing the next two months. Here’s a sneak of July!

For the 20 ladies joining me, no extra supplies are needed but bring a snack! 🙂

7. I have a blog post going live on The Paperie website today; my pick are Dylusions Ink Sprays! Here’s a snippet of the finished LO you’ll see over there!

8. Having dinner and a fire with my dad tonight and there will be extra little kiddies for mine to play with – fun!

Have a great weekend!

S.

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